"In general, the Premier League needs to find a rule because that's not football - what Arsenal did there. Have you seen a goalkeeper go down three times in one game? I think that says enough. There was only one team that tried to play football today. But the only way to show these teams is to win."
"If they win the Premier League, they won't care how, and you can see they do everything to win the Premier League. I will never be the type of manager who tries to win that way. If you ask everyone here in this room: Did they enjoy this game? Maybe one raises their hand, because he's a big Arsenal fan."
"A good performance, a really good effort. But in the end, we're disappointed about the result. We found a lot of solutions against them. We created a lot. No words needed for that for Arsenal. Everyone can make their own decision, but I'm sure you don't."
Arsenal defeated Brighton 1-0 at the Amex Stadium with Bukayo Saka's deflected early goal, extending their Premier League lead to seven points after Manchester City drew with Nottingham Forest. Brighton manager Fabian Hurzeler strongly criticized Arsenal's tactics, particularly goalkeeper David Raya going to ground multiple times to waste time. Hurzeler called on the Premier League to establish rules against such behavior, stating it undermines football. Brighton dominated possession at nearly 60% with an expected goals advantage of 0.8 to 0.43, but could not convert chances. Midfielder Pascal Gross echoed frustration with Arsenal's time-wasting despite praising Brighton's performance and tactical solutions.
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